run as root in GUI
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Rex
I installed Feisty from the bootable CD after using Red Hat for some years.
I can run programs in terminal mode, but am stymied in the GUI.
For instance, I need to get direct rendering with openGL and a nVidia board. Most advice involves using System-
when I try I am blocked because I cannot run as root. This has happened numerous times over the past few days, and I am becoming seriously frustrated with it.
Why set up a nice GUI and then block it usage? What am I missing?
Thanks for any help.
Rex du Pont
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